Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
You missed “Scotland’s, Scotland’s number 9, Scotland’s number 9”.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
You clearly missed my solos:
Gimme a U (correct version)
Gime a U (incorrectly spealt)
We want an Ulster try!
I want an Ulster Fry
A few Suftums
and a few Ulsterrr Ulsterrrs
The last two followed by "Join in when you know the words".
Absolutely dire atmosphere.
Even HWM was quiet - only one "We don't want to be winning at half-time", and one "I know who I blame".
At least his silence improved the atmosphere.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
I didn't count the solos. A few of my own didn't land. I'll count them as an unconverted try. I wasn't too far left from you then. I had to explain the 'gimme a U chant' to the missus. Didn't land.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:You clearly missed my solos:
Gimme a U (correct version)
Gime a U (incorrectly spealt)
We want an Ulster try!
I want an Ulster Fry
A few Suftums
and a few Ulsterrr Ulsterrrs
The last two followed by "Join in when you know the words".
Absolutely dire atmosphere.
Even HWM was quiet - only one "We don't want to be winning at half-time", and one "I know who I blame".
At least his silence improved the atmosphere.
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
Someone to the left of me "borrowed" my "Gimme a U" chant, but forgot to add the extra "R R R R" for ULSTERRRRR!Dave wrote: ↑Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:05 amI didn't count the solos. A few of my own didn't land. I'll count them as an unconverted try. I wasn't too far left from you then. I had to explain the 'gimme a U chant' to the missus. Didn't land.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:You clearly missed my solos:
Gimme a U (correct version)
Gime a U (incorrectly spealt)
We want an Ulster try!
I want an Ulster Fry
A few Suftums
and a few Ulsterrr Ulsterrrs
The last two followed by "Join in when you know the words".
Absolutely dire atmosphere.
Even HWM was quiet - only one "We don't want to be winning at half-time", and one "I know who I blame".
At least his silence improved the atmosphere.
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It's also better being called when opposition have the ball to drown out any communication and otherwise distract them.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
Last few times I attended, there was nobody on the terrace shouting 'Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." during opposition lineouts on or near the Aquinas 22. I feel like a couple of decades of work have been consigned to the history books.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:58 pm
It's also better being called when opposition have the ball to drown out any communication and otherwise distract them.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
For about 3 or 4 years we had good success with ULSTERRRR ("Gimme a U, Gimme an L etc etc . . . .") on oppo lineouts when they formed up and made "the call" with everyone in-situ.BR wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:41 pmLast few times I attended, there was nobody on the terrace shouting 'Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." during opposition lineouts on or near the Aquinas 22. I feel like a couple of decades of work have been consigned to the history books.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:58 pm
It's also better being called when opposition have the ball to drown out any communication and otherwise distract them.
We frequently drowned out the call, or at least made it less distinct and often they mucked up the sync between thrower and jumpers so we won a decent amount of opponents' lineouts.
No one calls lineouts like that anymore so it lost its effectiveness a 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm still in favour of any chanting when opposition are in our 22 just to try to lift the team, but too often the crowd goes quiet and become viewers rather than supporters.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
Down our end we favoured "Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." which, although lacking the comedic value of the ...rrrrrrrrrrr, created a more concentrated background noise. Yes, the whispered call (after Leicester's Bletchley Park shenanigans) made it less effective, but I like to think it was still useful to disrupt last minute changes. It also is bound to occasionally cause the hooker to think, "what the fck are those tossers at?" which may just decrease his concentration by 1%.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:12 pmFor about 3 or 4 years we had good success with ULSTERRRR ("Gimme a U, Gimme an L etc etc . . . .") on oppo lineouts when they formed up and made "the call" with everyone in-situ.BR wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:41 pmLast few times I attended, there was nobody on the terrace shouting 'Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." during opposition lineouts on or near the Aquinas 22. I feel like a couple of decades of work have been consigned to the history books.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:58 pm
It's also better being called when opposition have the ball to drown out any communication and otherwise distract them.
We frequently drowned out the call, or at least made it less distinct and often they mucked up the sync between thrower and jumpers so we won a decent amount of opponents' lineouts.
No one calls lineouts like that anymore so it lost its effectiveness a 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm still in favour of any chanting when opposition are in our 22 just to try to lift the team, but too often the crowd goes quiet and become viewers rather than supporters.
Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
Someone should run on the pitch at every opposition lineout waving a fleg. Although keep pecker away and do not urinate.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
Why do we respect the kicker but not the thrower?BR wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:57 pmDown our end we favoured "Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." which, although lacking the comedic value of the ...rrrrrrrrrrr, created a more concentrated background noise. Yes, the whispered call (after Leicester's Bletchley Park shenanigans) made it less effective, but I like to think it was still useful to disrupt last minute changes. It also is bound to occasionally cause the hooker to think, "what the fck are those tossers at?" which may just decrease his concentration by 1%.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:12 pmFor about 3 or 4 years we had good success with ULSTERRRR ("Gimme a U, Gimme an L etc etc . . . .") on oppo lineouts when they formed up and made "the call" with everyone in-situ.BR wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:41 pmLast few times I attended, there was nobody on the terrace shouting 'Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." during opposition lineouts on or near the Aquinas 22. I feel like a couple of decades of work have been consigned to the history books.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:58 pm
It's also better being called when opposition have the ball to drown out any communication and otherwise distract them.
We frequently drowned out the call, or at least made it less distinct and often they mucked up the sync between thrower and jumpers so we won a decent amount of opponents' lineouts.
No one calls lineouts like that anymore so it lost its effectiveness a 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm still in favour of any chanting when opposition are in our 22 just to try to lift the team, but too often the crowd goes quiet and become viewers rather than supporters.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
As forwards we know that anybody can chuck a ball straight down a gap, but it wouldn't be fair to upset the sensitivities of the girls kicking the ball at the posts.big mervyn wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:27 pmWhy do we respect the kicker but not the thrower?BR wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:57 pmCap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:12 pmFor about 3 or 4 years we had good success with ULSTERRRR ("Gimme a U, Gimme an L etc etc . . . .") on oppo lineouts when they formed up and made "the call" with everyone in-situ.BR wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:41 pmLast few times I attended, there was nobody on the terrace shouting 'Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." during opposition lineouts on or near the Aquinas 22. I feel like a couple of decades of work have been consigned to the history books.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:58 pm
It's also better being called when opposition have the ball to drown out any communication and otherwise distract them.
We frequently drowned out the call, or at least made it less distinct and often they mucked up the sync between thrower and jumpers so we won a decent amount of opponents' lineouts.
No one calls lineouts like that anymore so it lost its effectiveness a 3 or 4 years ago.
I'm still in favour of any chanting when opposition are in our 22 just to try to lift the team, but too often the crowd goes quiet and become viewers rather than supporters.
Down our end we favoured "Ulster, Ulster, Ulster, ..." which, although lacking the comedic value of the ...rrrrrrrrrrr, created a more concentrated background noise. Yes, the whispered call (after Leicester's Bletchley Park shenanigans) made it less effective, but I like to think it was still useful to disrupt last minute changes. It also is bound to occasionally cause the hooker to think, "what the fck are those tossers at?" which may just decrease his concentration by 1%.
Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
Oh "sensitivities", that's a big word for a forward
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
Every day's a school day. I never knew they were kicking the ball at the posts.
In my day we tried to kick the ball between the posts (and over the horizontal bar thingy).
(I hope I haven't upset anyone's sensitivities by my pedantry!)
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
We need a forwards vs backs thread! Just a complete slog fest. Or maybe the forwards fingers are too fat to type replies fast enough.
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Re: Ulster v Zebre Friday November 25th 7.35pm UK Time BBC NI
There was some knicker twisting on the back row of the Aviva during the Australia game over a couple of penalty kicks.
I couldn’t even see the kicker so the likelihood of anyone (God forbid) hearing us on the pitch was pretty remote.
It was the same guy getting upset who was singing ‘Come on you boys in green’…….
I couldn’t even see the kicker so the likelihood of anyone (God forbid) hearing us on the pitch was pretty remote.
It was the same guy getting upset who was singing ‘Come on you boys in green’…….